The ball is in the governments' court as people demand the democratic voice they have been denied for too long
Martin Chulov in Beirut
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 25 January 2011
"Angry demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon today cast a spotlight on grievances throughout the Arab world that are often aired but rarely dealt with. For the first time in generations, dissidence is gathering momentum and many leaders seem rattled.
Egypt's interior minister urged the country's intellectuals to impart their wisdom on the "young people" that he said were clearly behind the protest movement. The elders have shown no intention of stepping in. They know the Tunisian revolt was driven largely by a disaffected middle class, not by the rage of a dispossessed youth. They know also that in Egypt, the ball is very much in the government's court.
Across the region, regimes are in the unusual position of having to prove their worth to people they have ruled over almost unchecked for decades. Two days after the Tunisian revolt, the Syrian government announced a social aid fund that would pay around $300m to the country's low earners and unemployed......"
Martin Chulov in Beirut
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 25 January 2011
"Angry demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon today cast a spotlight on grievances throughout the Arab world that are often aired but rarely dealt with. For the first time in generations, dissidence is gathering momentum and many leaders seem rattled.
Egypt's interior minister urged the country's intellectuals to impart their wisdom on the "young people" that he said were clearly behind the protest movement. The elders have shown no intention of stepping in. They know the Tunisian revolt was driven largely by a disaffected middle class, not by the rage of a dispossessed youth. They know also that in Egypt, the ball is very much in the government's court.
Across the region, regimes are in the unusual position of having to prove their worth to people they have ruled over almost unchecked for decades. Two days after the Tunisian revolt, the Syrian government announced a social aid fund that would pay around $300m to the country's low earners and unemployed......"
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